St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-06-16


1882 In the spring of 1883 he and hi
brother Joel came West, theslatter fol
the first time, aud spent two months
travelling in the far West. August lst
ace car company, in the general tickle
department, aud the past two year
has had charge of the supplying o
tickets to the numerous agents of thu
company in the United States and On
tario, a responsible position, requiring
accuracy, prOmptness and business
qualifications, all of which he possess
es. Since he has been in this emplO!
he has had numerous evidences of til,
appreciation his employers have of his
ability, integrity, high moral characte
and faithfulness in the discharge of thu
duties of his responsible trust. He ii
a young man of candor, character ant
of exemplary habits, and is respected
and held in high regard by those who
know or have to do with him.
ABNER CRosSMAN,
an accomplished and artistic interior
decorator, of the firm CrOssman &
Lee, 266 Wabash avenue, is a native O
Caledonia county and may be classed
among the most successful artists, il
his line, i'm the West. He was born al
st. Johnsbury in 1916. His father was
John G.. CrOssman and his mOther'i
maiden name was Sarah L. Newell
from Dedham, Mass.,-both deceased
He attended school there until sixteeI
years of age worked in the Fairbanki
shops few months, then went to BOs
ton and learned sign painting ant
made the first sign on glass used by
advertisers returned to Waterbury
VT, and entered the employ of the
Colby carriage mandatory as an or
namental painter, there and in Mont
pelier for five years. He early evi
denced superior skill and aptness il
his chosen calling, and had an ambi
ton to excel and with his natural tai
ent in that direction and his industry
and devotion to it he could hardly fai
of success and the superiority he has
attained. To further qualify himsel
in the art he went to England in l87;
and took Il course at the wOrldfame(
art school at South KensingtOn, an(
was a pupil of the eminent instructor
and artist E. j. Pointer. He ranked
high as proficient in decorative ar
and completed four years course il
about two years. His private instruc
tor was the equally famous Mr.. Moody
vantages and attained to accomplish
ments in decorative art which few have
done. He returned to the United
States and opened studio in Boston
where he did general designing of the
most artistic order. In 1880 he cam,
to Chicago and engaged with concern
here for four years, travelling extern
sively in all parts of this country an(
Mexico, having charge of the decora
ton of many public and private build
ings. He then engaged in business fol
himself, for a time alone, then tool
Mr.. Geo. p. Lee into partnership. Nc
branch of fine art requires more az
dent and persistent study than artistic
interior decoration, or requires a more
earnest interest in the subject. The
schools and teachers make student tt
only, while devotion to and love fol-
art make the master. Mr.. Crossmar
has come to the front by dint of strong
original talent and perseverance o.
efforts properly directed and purposes
well formulated, and in process o
rounded completion. He is ambitions
and aims to continually work harder
and to do better work. He has done
decorating for many of our first citi-
zens and given entire satisfaction. He
can have the consciousness and salts
faction of knowing that he has given
pleasure to thousands by his taste and
skill, for, through his pencil and brush
the decorative artist speaks quicker
to the eye than the pages of the author
can speak to the mind. | have had
this much to say in your columns OF
this son of Caledonia county, because
it is true and hence deserved, and be
cause | believe the readers of the Cal
edonian will be pleased to read az
much about one whom many knew as
IA boy in st. Johnsbury.
In 1872 he married Marietta Thomas
of Thomaston, Maine, who accompa.
MED him to Europe. They live in the
beautiful suburb, Woodland Park.
L. w. p.